A Daft Punk "How'd they make that sound?" Thread
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A Daft Punk "How'd they make that sound?" Thread
Hey everyone,
Was listening to "Human After All" in the car and wondering about a few techniques DP used for this record-- in particular, the way they create their vocals for Human After All and Robot Rock... has anyone looked into these techniques?
Feel free to post any other q's about other songs as well, they have some of the best sounds--
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Was listening to "Human After All" in the car and wondering about a few techniques DP used for this record-- in particular, the way they create their vocals for Human After All and Robot Rock... has anyone looked into these techniques?
Feel free to post any other q's about other songs as well, they have some of the best sounds--
Quick refresher-- some Daft Punk gear includes
Juno 106
Arp Odyssey
Minimoog
Alesis 3630
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Re: A Daft Punk "How'd they make that sound?" Thread
I love the distorted 303 bassline on Da Funk. I've been told it's a 303 through a Rat ProCo - however I have a FR-Revolution and a Rat, and I can't get that rubbery sound that they have.
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Re: A Daft Punk "How'd they make that sound?" Thread
I've actually wondered the same thing. Human After All was created with a very minimal setup so I'm not sure.
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Re: A Daft Punk "How'd they make that sound?" Thread
For Da Funk, I think they ran a 303 thru a Boss Metal Zone. As for the vocals, it sounds crispier than any vocoder I've heard so far.
Check out pattern 03 for some Funk
http://www.acidvoice.com/tb_303_famous_patterns.php
Check out pattern 03 for some Funk

http://www.acidvoice.com/tb_303_famous_patterns.php
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Re: A Daft Punk "How'd they make that sound?" Thread
Horace wrote:For Da Funk, I think they ran a 303 thru a Boss Metal Zone. As for the vocals, it sounds crispier than any vocoder I've heard so far.
Check out pattern 03 for some Funk![]()
http://www.acidvoice.com/tb_303_famous_patterns.php
Right on. Well, whatever they put it through, it has always stood out for me to be a really cool bass sound.
Re: A Daft Punk "How'd they make that sound?" Thread
there's a patch on one of the digitech rp multis called "yaya" which sounds exactly like someone saying "ya"
the patch is just one LFO sweeping both a filter cutoff and flanger delay time.
maybe daft punk has patches something similar with analog gear to get their synths more vocal? (at least for the synths that dont seem to be vocoder)
the patch is just one LFO sweeping both a filter cutoff and flanger delay time.
maybe daft punk has patches something similar with analog gear to get their synths more vocal? (at least for the synths that dont seem to be vocoder)
Re: A Daft Punk "How'd they make that sound?" Thread
not really on topic(human after all), but other gear they used(on discovery) was the vp-9000. i mainly used it for vocal chops and formant stuff when i owned it. i'm noticing certain-patterns when it comes to that duo.
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Re: A Daft Punk "How'd they make that sound?" Thread
have yall heard the raw tracks from the human after all sessions?
a lot of it is basically layers upon layers of guitars with the fx chains outboard and recorded in (not a lot of post-process-fx).
then layered.
then layered some more.
and more layers.
also, there is a 303 in the da funk, but the main synth is an ms-20.
a lot of it is basically layers upon layers of guitars with the fx chains outboard and recorded in (not a lot of post-process-fx).
then layered.
then layered some more.
and more layers.
also, there is a 303 in the da funk, but the main synth is an ms-20.
Re: A Daft Punk "How'd they make that sound?" Thread
I've also read they use a Modcan A series modular and a Mutator filter.
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Re: A Daft Punk "How'd they make that sound?" Thread
Where'd you hear these tracks!?nogginj wrote:have yall heard the raw tracks from the human after all sessions?
a lot of it is basically layers upon layers of guitars with the fx chains outboard and recorded in (not a lot of post-process-fx).
then layered.
then layered some more.
and more layers.
also, there is a 303 in the da funk, but the main synth is an ms-20.
Also, love the drums on robot rock
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Re: A Daft Punk "How'd they make that sound?" Thread
i believe its these:
http://theworldisdaft.wordpress.com/201 ... and-beats/
i did not make that page and its just the first thing that came up when i googled. its very cool stuff - definitely a nice peek into how they do what they do.
i originally acquired them privately.
http://theworldisdaft.wordpress.com/201 ... and-beats/
i did not make that page and its just the first thing that came up when i googled. its very cool stuff - definitely a nice peek into how they do what they do.
i originally acquired them privately.
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Re: A Daft Punk "How'd they make that sound?" Thread
I bet it was made with a voyager RME 



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Re: A Daft Punk "How'd they make that sound?" Thread
I still think it's awesome that they use 2 BCR2000's onstage. Only $150 apiece, but dammit they get the job done!n3wt15 wrote:I bet it was made with a voyager RME

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Re: A Daft Punk "How'd they make that sound?" Thread
It's not the gear, it's the ear.
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Re: A Daft Punk "How'd they make that sound?" Thread
i was hoping this topic wouldn't turn into "what gear do they have so i can copy" and rather it be "how did they make interesting sound X"Stab Frenzy wrote:It's not the gear, it's the ear.